London vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	99	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in London is 414% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 37th and 7155th ($3427 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Quanzhou

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	London	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$22902

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014